The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-05-05
PRINCE K-WREN HOME AGAIN.
Return of Mr.. Charles D. Keep from the
Hot Springs Of Arkansas.

Hot Springs OF Arkansas.
Narrow Escape of Newspaper Man and
Stock Operator from Dea;h-what the Hot
Springs and Physicians Did for Him, and
What He Did I'm Misunderstanding nec-
dotes by Mr.. Keep of His Journey and
Sojourn at the Famous Health Resort.
From dc Nctp York Times Of Last Sunddyl
About four weeks ago Mr.. Charles ID. Keep. the
proprietor OF the Wd-S,ree. Daily Ners. discovered
that the enormous sales attained 10y the wonderful
K-Wren remedies had created for him vast amount
OF business in addition his walireet operations.
So great the strain caused by the extraordinary
| success attained by the remedy Mr. Keep had been
the means OF introducing TO the public that his
| health began TO give way under it, Like many a
busy man before him, Mr.. Keep was suddenly
| brought up with round turn by terrible nervous
chill which seized him evening. The attack
was so severe that it nearly proved fatal and he
discovered the unwelcome fact that while he had
been so intensely interested in placing his new
remedies within the reach of all sufferers from all
bronchial troubles. lac had permitted his own bodily
system 10 down much that he was likely TO
die
In this emergency Mr.. Keep realized that the
only way 20 health and strength was 20 cut
|
! remedies and go TO some place where he could OBJ
| tain perfect rest and build up again. Acting with
his usual promptness. Mr. Keep went nj express
railroad speed 60 the Hot Springs in Arkansas be-
| leving them TO be the greatest resource in the
world for restoring nervous exhaustion. In order
to secure complete immunity from all business
cares he left orders at the Office OF the WduStroet
Daily Nous that neither stock quotations nor any
details of K-Wren business be sent him during his
.l..
condition soon possible.
He arrived al the Hot Springs early in April, Sc
curing rooms for himself and family at the Airing
ton Hotel. the best in that notable resort. In the
evening, while Mr.. Keep was seated in the corri-
dor. he was surprised at being accosted by a
stranger, whose bonhome salutaiion was: Well,
and how is Prince K-Wren this evening""
While wondering who the gentleman was Mr..
Keep was handed card bearing the name Of Ferd.
c. Valentine, NJ. D.. No. 2l5 West 4Sh-st., New
York City. He at once recognized it rs that OF a
prominent New-York physician. who is also the
author OF a series OF novels which have recently
sprung into great popularity.
MIR. Keep" said DIR. Valentine as he seated
himself beside the discoverer OF K-wren, +" i just
want 10 say something to you in reference TO your
| wonderful k-Wrcn remedy. 1 have come down
here 10 tone up my system and recover from the
effects OF severe surgical operation performed on
| me few weeks ago. An abscess formed in my
throat aud was Obliged 10 have IL cut out. The
surgeons in attendance were extremely afraid that
| the irritation caused 10y the operation would set
me 20 coughing, in which case hemorrhage would
| set in and might bleed TO death. While was
| lying ia bed all the ordinary remedies were tried
aud failed TO allay the irritation until found that
| my wife was administering some peculiar medical
| preparation which my familiarity with drugs
| showed me was something 1 entirely unac-
quainted with ! wondered what il was. IL had
the desired result, however, in allaying all irri-
taiion and enabled me To come here 10 Hot Springs
without danger the fact being thatl never cougbed
once from the time began taking IL. i asked my
! wife what this wonderful remedy was. She said il
| was k-Wren Cough Basam, aud remarked that
she didn't know whether she had better go down 10
the Office OF the Wall Street Daily NeUs and see Mr..
Charles ID. Keep, who had introduced the remedy,
/ and thank him for saving her husbands life. or
upbraid him for defrauding her OF the $1,000 i'm
| snrance which lac had on his life"
While intensely interested by DIR. Valentines
statement, Mr.. Keep began TO see. from the incl
dent, that he had not escaped from X Wren even nj
| the Hot Springs.
That same evening while passing through the
| halls of the hotel Mr.. Keep CHANGED 20 meet DIR.
! Algenon =. Garnett. the leading physician at Hot
! Springs, the fame Of whose cures has extended
| throughout the entire country, and whose practice
is estimated AT 100000 per annum The fret ques-
ton Dr. Garnett uttered, after exchange Of salu-
/ tations was.
Have you any X Wren with you9"
Yes" replied Nh. Keep; but haven't you been
able 10 get IL here at the Hot Sprngs?"
/ . No. Though the fame of your new remedy has
Of course reached this locality local druggists
| have 50 far neglected to procure il.
| Further conversation revealed the fact that DIR.
| Garnett had for some time serious trouble with his
own throat, and got relief from any Of the Gus
tomnry remedies for such affections. Mr.. Keep
| procured "A box Of k-Wren Troches from his own
stock and gave II TO the doctor. Two days after
Dr. Garnet sent for Mr.. Keep, and after saying
that the troches had effected a wonderful cure la
his own case, proceeded to introduce the Wall
street editor and operator To- the leading druggists
ia Ito; Springs. at the same time requesting them
10 telegraph Immediately for supply of K-Wren
remedies in order that be might use them in his
prescriptions for the large number Of his patients
who catch cold while taking the hot baths. thereby
/ refar dl nQrt Their
The druggists at once obtained n supply of the
new remedy from Meyer Bros. wholesale dealers
in ST. Louis. and both the K-WTen Troches and
K-Wren Cough Balsam Rre now being regularly
prescribed by leading physicians at Hot Springs
The next evening MIR. Keep introduced 10
Nh. ID. X. Locke and TO Col. George L. Lemon. Mr..
Locke is best known Petroleum V. Nasty of
Confederate Y Roads," whose celebrated letters
have become a classic ia hume Fous literature while
Col. Lemon Is the editor aud publisher Of THE Ma
TIoSAL TRIBUNE in Washington. paper that has
become the great organ OF the veterans of civil
war.
Mr.. Locke opened the conversation by remark
Ing that lac had read, while at Hot Springs of the
wonderful effects oil k.Wren In curing eatarrh,
bronchitis, and all diseases Of the bronchial and
nasal organs but had SO far been unable 10 procure
IT. lie added that II the remedy was anything like
what had been represented lac must get some,
though lac was doubtful about il relieving him. for
lac had had his life rendered miserable for twenty
years by chronic bronchitis and catarrh. He had
tried everything without success, aud for the past
seven years had been compelled To pass his Winters
IN the South in order 10 obtain the slight relief
IL also appeared that Col. Lemon was troubled
with bronchitis and lac joined in Mr. Locke's re-
quest 10 be allowed to take little from the stock of
k-Wren which Dir. Keep had brought with him.
Mr.. keep.wa only too happy 10 supply these gem
uemen, and gave each box of troehes telling
them 10 use the remedy on going TO bed.
Tue next morning lac met Mr. Locke who said:
= don't know what these troches will do for me
In the future but have had the fret solid nights
sleep have enjoyed for weeks. There must be
something marvellous in their composition But
what sort Of stun is the Cough Balsain?"
| Mr.. Keep informed him that the balsam was more
concentrated and powerful aud acted effectualy i'm
all cases OF chronic bronchial troubles. ThereuDon
Mr. Locke begged for a bottle Of the balsam out of
Mr. Keeps rapidly dwindling supply.
Both Mr.. Locke aud Col Lemon used the troches
during the day and the balsam night for the re-
naming ten days Of their sojourn at Hot Springs
As they were leaving for home together Mr. Locke
shook Mr.. Keeps hand most heartily, saying:
My bronchial trouble of twenty years standing
Is almost cured thanks 10 your wonderful X Wren
lsemedies am now going home and shall on NV
arrival write article for the Toledo HeekfU RladS
ln which will state exactly what they have done
Tor me, and advise all my readers who a re troubled
as have been To procure X Wren "a L consider IL
. not patent medicine ia the ordinary meaning of
the word. but on the contrary, great public bene
fit"
Col. Lemon also said that his experience had been
the same AS Mr.. Lockes. and that on his ref turn 10
Washington he proposed To bear the same sort OF
testimony IN The NATIONAL TRIBUNEas Mr. Lock
intended doing ia his paper
Much gratiied by these testimonials TO the mar